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COLLISION WITH A WILD TRAIN.
Five Men Killed in Wreck Near Canton,
D. T.-Passengers Escape Without Injury.

CANTON. D. IT,. Sept 2o.-The east-bound
passenger train, No. 2, on the Milwaukee. Chit
cago & St Paul road, A. J. Morse, conductor,
ran into the rear of freight train at O'clock
this morning, three miles east of here. The
freight train was switching at Inwood, Ia, and
the rear part breaking loose, tore down the
grade toward Canton for several miles. finally
collidlng wi th the passenger train. The follow
ing were killed: Andrew Derath, Rock Valley,
Ia, line repairer; W. A. Ploog, McGregor, Ia,
engineer of the passenger train; Charles Dunbar.
Mason City, Ia, fireman. Two bodies still
in the wreck, and wrecking trains now at
work. Thirty passengers escaped uninjured.
Six of wheat, one of cattle. one caboose
and the passenger coaches were demolished
Trains are now running via Rock Valley, Ia,
and Eden, d. T. The accident occurred az the
edge of the bridge across the Sioux river, and
few seconds in time would have thrown both
trains into the river from high embankment.
and thirty forty lives would have been lost.
The freight conductor is blamed for the acci-
dent. Twenty members of the Canton band got
out of the smoker, at Canton, ten minutes be-
fore that car was smashed to atoms.
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THE FIGHTING MEXICANS.
The Lopez Controversy Likely to
Lead to a Great Many Duels.

CITY OF MEXICO. Sept 20.-Much public In
terest Is felt in the duel announced for to-mor-
row between General Naranjo and General Pra-
d!llo, governor of the palace. A report was cur
rent at the clubs to-day tt at the duel was to be
to the death. A duel between two well-known
and few nights ago a duel with swords between
two young army officers resulted seriously, and
another duel with swords is reported to have oc-
CURED in the open street in the center of the
city.
The controversy over the question Of the
treason of General Lopez has grown very bitter,
and certain distinguished general of the Liberal
party is said to have told officer under the
late empire that for every imperialiss who
wanted to try conclusions on the field of honor
there were ready Liberal officers who not
afraid to submit to the arbitramen of the duelo.
Dueing is forbidden by law, but the
law against it Is practically dead letter. public
opinion sustaining this method of settling differ
ences In che duel of yesterday between Gen.
Rocha and Gayon white powder used to
that General Rocha offered General Gayon an
other shot, but that the latter was too weak to
undertake it. General Rochas friends believe
that he bears charmed life, he having
been engaged in inpumerable affairs of honor
without receiving a scratch, and he Is himself
said to share the same belief. General Gayon
is improving to night, and has been the ipient
Of many attentions from General Rocha, the
President. and others. A rumor spread this af-
already fought, but this was subsequently con-
fradicted.
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INJURED BY ROCKETS.
A Frightful Scene on Board the British War
Ship ellerOphon-Forty Men Badly Hurt.

HALIFAX, Sept 20.-The British warship
Bsllerophon, carrying the flag of Admiral Lyon,
and which was ordered to Newfoundland fish
ing waters. has arrived here and placed in the
hospital the men injured by the explosion of
rockets while in Quebec. The extent of this
terrible accident was hushed up in Quebec. 1t
happened under these circumstances Governor
general Lansdowne and suite were at the old
French capital on the evening OF Sept 10. where
there was a grand entertainment in Lansdownes
honor, on the flagship Bellerophon At night
the iron-clad was gorgeously illuminated with
electricity, oil lamps and fireworks, and pre-
sented the grandest sight ever witnessed at
historical Quebec. At $50 o'clock, as Lord
Lansdowne and party were leaving for the shore,
some six hundred men Of the crew were on deck.
The yards were manned bands playing and
there was a grand finale of explosions A pile of
sixty or more of the most powerful rockets lay
on the upper deck. One of them. on being lighted,
instead OF going up in the air, exploded on deck,
igniting the pile of sixty. The effect was tre-
mendous. In a moment the death dealing
rockets were sweeping the deck in every di-
rection, burning. decorating and manning the
helpless men. The pieces were flying up into
the rigging and yards and carrying havoc among
the poor fellows stationed there, and the sticks
were falling among the crowds on shore and on
the French war ships Minerva and Clorinde,
and other vessels anchored in the harbor. The
Quebec papers next morning announced that
midshipman and two men had been injured.
The fact that nearly forty men had been
more or less injured, thirteen of them, including
Mdshipman Doutney. seriously that the
Balerophon had to leave Quebec, and instead of
going to Newfoundland, ordered, she came to
Halifax to place ths men in the naval hospital.
They terribly burned and lacerated. Some
have the feshy parts OF their thighs and legs
blown off; others have the muscles of their arms
torn. The explosion took place about midships,
and thus gave fore-and aft sweep to the fiery
serpents. during which many had time to hide
behind the guns
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and Tribune. the organs of monopoly in New
York, and yet these three labor editors and four
labor orators are to be hanged accessories of
these stock -iobbing coDspirators.
''At the Haymarket meeting my brother said
that 1t was not conflict between individuals
but change of system that socialism desired,
and this fact TO at the trial Dy reporter
English. of the Chicago Tribune. The case will
go to the United States Supreme Court It was
proved at tho trial that Baiff Henry kyce said 20
Otis S. Favor. a reputable merchant OF Chicago,
that the accused would hang as certain as
death; that he was calling men for jurors whom
the defendants would have to challenge. and SO
waste their challenges. and that he said with
a chucke that he was packing the jury. Are
men to be executed when jury is SO ohtainedf
We will ask for trial, however on other
grounds and will get it,.
Gen. w. Fl. Parsons is federal officer in the
customs service, and has held several other
positions of honor. He a member of the
United States centennial commission. OF the
Charleston convention, in 1860. and commander
OF a cavalry brigade in the confederate army.
during the war. His brothers unfortunate
position affects him deeply, and he has the
sympathy of wide circle of friends.
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tempt to burn some buildings They
were however, foiled in this endeavor,
being beaten off by the guard and
afterwards pursued by cavalry. Still more res
Gently small body of police marching from
Myotha to Myingyau was attacked by Dacoits,
who were repulsed with the loss OF four killed.
On the same day the Dacoits burned Burmese
police post situated about seventeen miles frow
Myingyan. When they were pursued by tha
cavalry they escaped into the dense jungle. Tho
whole Yaw country continues much disturbed,
and fagrant raids have been made in the eurs
rounding country. Their private depredationa
are the most terrible, killing and plundering any
lonely traveller who falls into thsir hands
and utterly defying apprehension by
making good their escape. either
to the jungle to the mountains where it il
impossible for white mer to follow. The mount
ain Businesses of the Gumadaung range contain
many secret of the Dacoits, who here hold high
revel after each successful raid Here enemy
can reach them, and even if the soldiers were
guided TO their lairs the robbers could easily dee
fend themselves against q much superior force.
owing TO the admirable natural de-
fenses afforded by the mountains.
General Low and his brigade, assisted By tho
police. are continually on the alert to surprist
the marauders, and lose no opportunity of--at-
tacking or pursuing them. An organized effort
to hunt out the Dacoits win SOON be made but
il is feared it will not result in great success.
The inhabitants OF the smaller towns and viii
lagos are in a constant state of alarm, and the
soldiers stand ready at any moment TO receive
and properly chastise the despersdoes
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of illinois," the inference being that in no way
could the case come before the former tribunal
Strictly speaking this is not true. and the most
celebrated criminal case that this country has
ever witnessed may eventually be reviewed by
the Supreme Court judges
Assistant Attorney general Maury, wnen
asked his opinion of the matter to-day. said it
was no uncommon thing for State cases to be
taken to the Supreme Court on writs OF error,
the grounds for the application being the inter-
pretation Of statute or a question affecting the
rights or personal liberty Of the subject as guar
anteed to him under the Constitution. In fact,
these are the only grounds on which the case
can come before the court. Sec. 700 of the Re-
yIsed Statutes in express terms confers this
power on the court The question then, Mr.
Maury considered, whether any federal
statute needed to be Interpreted, or whether the
rights of the condemned men had been violated,
and not fully protected as guaranteed by
the Constitution. or If the laws of Illinois
under which they had been tried were in conflict
with the Constitution. Concerning those points
Mr.. Maury confessed that he could offer no posi-
tive opinion because the newspaper accounts dld
not set forth with sufficient clearness the issue
on which the appeal would be based but If the
writ of error were granted it would be because it
was shown that some such point as he had men
toned was renewable The general manage
nlent or conduct of the case could not be consld-
cred. As an illustration of this he cited Vir-
eiria appeal, q volumnous case, where the only
point involved as far as the Supreme Court was
concerned was the Interpretation OF the word
fraud in the bankruptcy act.
Mr.. Maury was asked if an appeal would lie
because of Spies's assertion that the State had
placed his life in jeopardy owing to it's having
ransacked his private drawers and there having
found copy of the famous Revenge" circular
which figured so prominently in the trial Mr..
Maurys answer was that the State had a right
to all the evidence it could get and unless
that evidence procured by unconstitutional
means it would not affect the case. Spies
might, if he liked. bring an action for trespass
or larceny against the detective who purloined
the circular, ana the court might decide that
no trespass or larceny had been committed.
If a Supreme Court Justice grants a writ OF er-
ror the Attorney-gene eral of Illinois, representing
the defendants in error, will submit printed
biief in support of the judgment of the State
court being affirmed. There will probably be no
argument before the court The granting of the
writ acts as a stay of execution. and If the An
archists succeed ir getting the writ and the Su-
preme Court affirms the validity of the sentence
they will have a further lease of life il nothing
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THAT SNUB, ONCE MORE.
Gen. Bushnell Gives What May Be Termed.
an Official Report of the Occurrence.

SPRINGFIELD. O., Sept. 20.-In an interview
this evening with representative OF the Asso-
ciated Press, Gen. A. S. Bushnell. a member OF
Governor Foraker's staff, authorized the follow
ing statement concerning Ma Cleveland's re.t
ception of Governor and Mrs Foraker, at tha
Academy in Philadelphia, last Friday evenings
Preceded by Governor Beaver, of Pennsyl-
vania, and his staff Governor and Mrs. ForakeE
and our party advanced to be received. Gov
ernor Beaver and party were warmly greeted
by both the President and Mrs. Cleveland, who
shook hands with them cordially. President
Cleveland then shook hands with Governors,
Foraker, but his face was expressionless az
that of sphynx. The Governor presented Mrs.
Foraker. and the Presidenr shook hands with
her. Governor Foraker was then introduced ta
Mrs. Cleveland, and extended his hand to her.
She paid no attention to his 'proffered hand, but,
taking q half step backward and folding hof
hands, she stared straight at him without a sign
of recognition. Apparently giving heed to
this direct cut the Governor presented Mrs.
Foraker Mrs. Cleveland still stood with folded
hands, declining Mrs. Foraker's extended hand.
and acknowled ging her presence only by freq
inclination Of her head. General Axlins and
wife were presented to the President and Mrs.;
Cleveland, and both shook hands with them
and Immediately afterward Mrs. Bushnell and
myself were introduced and received in
the same cordial manner. The cut of Governor
and Mrs. Foraker was made more direct By our
reception than it would have been had Mrs.
Cleveland not haken hands with the remainder
of the Ohio party. 1t has been stated that Mrs.
Cleveland was not shaking hands with any OF
her guests. but that is a great mistake, for she
received both those who preceded and those who
followed Governor and Mrs. Foraker very corr.
ally. Regret was expressed on all sides that
the incident should have occurred, for every2
body felt that Mrs Cleveland, the first LADY
of the land, could not afford to snnb the chief
magistrate Of the third State in the Union. to-t
nothing of the affront to a lady of Mrs. For.
>r's beautiful character
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ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBERY.
Express and Mail Cars of a Texas & Pacific
Train Plundered by Masked Men.

FIT. WORTH, Tex, Sept. 2Q.-Two masked
men with drawn revolvers mounted the cab Of
the Texas s. Pacific east-bornd express train to-
night as it pulled out of Benbrook. smalx
station twelve miles west of here. The engineer
was ordered to run the train a few miles from
Benbrook. It was stopped a high
treste, but the engineer was made ia
run it again until the express
car was off the the trestle. Here two oshef
masked men boarded the train. The fireman
and engineer were then placed under guard. A
dozen shots were fired into the express car. and
the door was finally opened by Pacific ExpyesT
Messenge r Maloney. One roober entered and
cleared ont the safe. and then went into
the mail car. Messenger Griffith offered
no resistance. Every registered let-
ter in the car was secured by the
robbers. The work was done in ten minutes.
and the engineer was ordered to pull out TINS
train was the through express from San Franz
cisco The booty taken was valued at $50, 900
A train was robbed on the same trestle last
June. Guards were placed in the passenger
coaches. but they were over the trestle. No at
tempt was made to molest the passengers. There
is no trace of the robbers.
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Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. o. o. f.

DENVER, Col, Sept. 20-The business of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. to-day,
was of routine character, and of little inn
portance to the general public After the calling
of the jurisdictions the remainder of the session
was occupied in consideration OF the report of
the committee on appeal cases from various
States and Territories the Union, and at
this afternoon they adjourned until 8 tomorrow
Tonight there will be o special meeting of
Union Lodge, No l. and exempliication of de-
gree work by the Topeka, Kan, degree staff
This morning the ladies accompanying the mem
bers or the Sovereign Grand Lodge to Denver.
under escort committee of the Grand Lodge
of Colorado, departed special train for
Manitou and Colorado Springs, where they were
entertained by the citizens with drive through
the Garden of the Gods during the afternoon,
and reception this evening They will return
to Denver tonight.
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Cable Notes.

Another great trial of NihilistB Il, ABOUT to bt
commenced at St. Petersburg The prisonert
include fifteen officers of all ranks.
Owing to the unfayorable condition of tho
weather yesterday Emperor William did not at-
tend the military maneuyers at Berlin.
The French census for 1856, which has JUST
been issued, shows an excess os births owe.
deaths of SO, $50. against s5 00G iu 1855 The die
vorces granted in 1886 numbered z, ,945, against
4277 in 1856.
The preliminary agreements with references to
the projected tunnel through the Silnplon
mountain have been signed. The tunnel will
open in Italian territory. The Swiss ana Italian
governments each contribute 10000 600 francs
The Trafalgar, the largest iron-clad ever cons
structed, was yesterday launched successfully
at Portsmouth, England. The Trafalgar is of
ii, $40 tons and Il. 600 horsepower. She is tG
carry twelve guns, four of sixty-seven tons antE
eight Of forty hundred-weighI Her side armors
is twenty inches thick.
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AI.iferarv Fraud.

New YoRE. Sept. 20--Lew Vanderpoole. of
Oyster Bay, L. L, was arrested to-day on q
charge of fraud preferred by Frank z. Smith,
editor of the Cosmopolitan Magazine. Smitk
alleges that Vanderpoole represented himself as
co-executor with NJ. Victor. of the Paris Figaro,
of the literary estate of the late George Sand,
and as such sold to Smith story entitled
a translation from original manuscripts by
George Sand. Smith declares that the story iss
of rare literary merit, but that investigation has
given him every reason to believe il bold
forgery. Several other stories, protesting TO be
from the same source, one. at least, of which
has been published and met with great favor, ara,
now believed TO be clever forgeries alse.
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THE BURMESE DACoIrs.
They Renew Their De pr ed ati on and Thre atel

They Renew Their Depr edations and Thre aten
tn Cause Serious Trouble.
Special to the Indiana polls journal.
LONDON. Sept. 20-Advces from Burmah
state that the Dacoits again breaking out
the neighborhood Of Rangoon, and troublors
times are again feared; period of tranquility
has apparently been used for recruiting their
numbers, and for the development Of a series Of
well-laid plans by which they have reused the
whole vicinity of lower Burmah. Only few
days ago band attacked the transport lines two
miles from Minbu, making . bold At
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The socialist Conxsntfon.

BUFFALO. Sept. 20.-The Socialists today
decided to allow members to affiliate with other
labor parties entering the political field in their
localities, and they were directed to select the
one coming nearest to socialism. In case mem
bers become attached to trades unions or Knights
of Labor assemblies, they are directed to teach
the conflict between wage workers and capital
lists The international Workiugmen's Associa-
tion invited to unite with the Socialistic
labor party, but the basis OF the latter's plat
form and principles. This evening macs meet
ing was held, at which Philip Rappaport of In
dianapolis, and Henry Vrooman, Of Kansas City,
made speeches.
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DUBLIN, Sept 20.-The Evening Telegraph
states that the government have decided to put
into force the Suppression" clause of the coer-
cion act The paper adds that this decision
means that over two hundred branches Of the
league will be Immediately prohibited from
holding meetings The Dublin Gazette pub
fishes proclamation suppressing the league
and all its branches in County Clare
and baronies Of Leitrim; Loughrea, in Galway;
Corkaguiney, in Kerry; Condons, Claneibbon.
Dunhalow and Muskberry. in Cork, and She.
burne, in Wexford. The proclamation Ia signed
by Prince Edward of Saxe-Wsimar. commander
Of the forces OF Ireland; Baron Ashbourn. Lord
Chancellor of ireland; A }. Balfour Chief Sec
retary for Ireland; Henry Brner, justice of th
peace; j. G. Gibson, Attorney general for Ir
land, and Sir Redvers Butler The Gazette an
nouuces that General Butler has been sworn in
as a member of the Privy Council.
The proclamation makes it .crimi nal to con-
woke, hold or publish meetings. or do anything
in connection with the league. The branches of
the league were not prepared for the pr oclama-
tion not expecting it so The Nationalist
leaders are consulting to what measures shall
be taken.
At Bally Vaughan a magisterial inquiry has
been begun concerning the killing of Constable
Wnolnan QurlDg a ngnt between poilce and
''moonlighters" in Lisdoonvarna. Eight pris-
oners were secured by the police at the time,
and brought to the inquiry under a strong
gaurd from Galway Jail. The men did. not ap-
pear to feel at all the gravity of their position
After q farmer named Curtis had described the
attack upon the house and identified the pris-
oners the inquiry adjourned.
Mr.. John Dillon presided at the great meeting
held in Limerick Town Hall to-day. under the
auspices of the National League. The hail was
crowded. Mr. Dillon made the speech OF the
day, and dwelt at length on the ORren case
He said that Mr.. O'Brien would doubtless be
condemned a felon, but, if so. he would have
the sympathy of the whole civilized
world. The government must not, Mr.. Dillon
continued, think they could crush the league
by any such means those resorted in
tho persecution of Mr.. O'Brien. Each arrest OF
that kind would but add fresh courage and spirit
to the people OF Ireland in their struggle for
home ruie. increase the gulf of separation be-
tween the landlords aud populace, and put new
fuel into the fire now burning. The United
States of America, Mr.. Dillon declared, was
now back of the great Irish home-ruie move
ment Mr.. Dillon urged the farmers of ireland
to subscribe more fully to the leagues eviction
fund, and declared the members of the Nation
aiist party unanimously determined to
carry the plan of campaign which had amei-
fora ted and improved the condition of tenants
on every estate on which it had been adopted.
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III. l.. Avery for Mayor r louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Seps. 20.-The delegates elected
at tho recent Republican primary in this city,
held q convention to-nieht and unanimo ously
nominated Mr. H. L. Avery for Mayor Mr..
Avery is a prominent business man Of higi
standing. and, having voted for Cleveland. IL
classed with the mugwumps. With two Demo-
cratic candidate in tho field Mr.. Averys elecrions
is regarded by many strong probability
r.,Avery is az the head OF the largest pou fac
tory in the world, and is widely known. - il
not known whether he will accept
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Regret Their BrayadO., !,

CHICAGO, Sept 20.-An intimate friend OF
Neebe. the condemned Anarchist, said that the
seven men who are condemned tc hang have be-
gun to weaken, and that they now regret they
did NOT show some repentance Immediately after
the receipt of the news from Ottawa, week
ago. AS matter of fact, at least four of the
condemned men have changed very materially
duriug the last forty eight hours. and are now re-
GREETING they did not throw themselves on the
benevoence and humanity of the general public.
instead of upholding what they call the courage
of their convictions
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

A Son of Schnabele Seeks Glory by Emulate
Ing His Famous Sire.
LONDON, Sept 20-Schnabeie. son OF the
senior owner of that famous name. fred By {
desire to emulate his father and create iittlt
sensation all on his own account, has beck
actively engaged. recently. In posting tri-coloI
placards on German territory. near the Chemnet
reserves. The result is that he now lancuishe&
in jail at Metz. The youth. who is only sixteeE
years old. was dazzled by his fathers notoeietys-
and evidently tried TO initiate his sire.